JUST GOT GAME FOR PC, Cannot connect to multiplayer :(

ShadowHearth

So i spended an hour with instalation and getting damn EA account up, and now i cant connect to multiplayer... Are servers down or something?!

Got auto updated with punkbuster, downloaded it from website...


really annoying lads

ShadowHearth

i can log in, no problem, then searching for servers.

then it says: check your internet connection!!!

Dcully

Hi lads, ive been playing since Wednesday, there are ongoing connection issues.
Various problems form not seeing servers,cant connect, kicked from server etc.
They say they are working on a fix.

See this thread on the EA forums, some input from DICE on thread.

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc/925089-kick-connect.html

Ponster

ShadowHearth I had the same problems but since yesterday it's been running pretty well for me.

Can you check that you have the latest patch downloaded by running the BC2updater.exe file please?

screw2loose

yeah i cant play multiplayer either, updater claims i dont have the correct version of Directx installed. So i have been trying to figure out how to fix this, no solution as of yet. (have direct x 11 installed)

Ponster

screw2loose, that's the first time I've heard of that error !

Can you tell us what the exact error message was please?

Ponster

screw2loose wrote: »

yeah i cant play multiplayer either, updater claims i dont have the correct version of Directx installed. So i have been trying to figure out how to fix this, no solution as of yet. (have direct x 11 installed)

Can you force the directx setting in settings.ini from auto to 9 and try again ?

DxVersion=auto to DxVersion=9

ShadowHearth

right, i got game updated to current version.. i think. used that updatebdbc2.exe

i go to refresh server list and it takes AGES! then sometimes, only sometimes, it gives me a list of servers, but no pings!

i cant connect to any, then when i tryed connect to one of server it just closed game!! WTF?!

going to MW2, untill they fix this ****...

Ponster

ShadowHearth wrote: »

right, i got game updated to current version.. i think. used that updatebdbc2.exe

i go to refresh server list and it takes AGES! then sometimes, only sometimes, it gives me a list of servers, but no pings!

Cancel the first server refresh. Then choose some filters to lower the amount of servers you want to search for; then press the 'full refresh' button.

Servers with no pings are ones that took too long to reply. This is most likely a EA network problem but if you have a modem and router it's worth plugging the PC directly into the modem to see if that helps.

Wonda-Boy

Have to say the Direct X error is a new one on me too.......but there are little niggly issues. Have not had them myself, just pre loaded and launched last night after steam was down for about an hour and was up till 4am...and only got to rank 3.....

CRACKING GAME AND WORTH THE HASSLE TBH>:p

ShadowHearth

Ponster wrote: »

Cancel the first server refresh. Then choose some filters to lower the amount of servers you want to search for; then press the 'full refresh' button.

Servers with no pings are ones that took too long to reply. This is most likely a EA network problem but if you have a modem and router it's worth plugging the PC directly into the modem to see if that helps.

cheers for tip bud. i get servers now, but not eve one ever has ping on it... and it does not let me to connect to any...

i got prety steady 6mbit connection atm ( checked). so i really doubt its mine connection problem...

dreamers75

Have to run the game as Admin to see pings.

Ponster

dreamers75 wrote: »

Have to run the game as Admin to see pings.

Yeah, I forgot that one

Run it as admin as opposed to logging into OS with admin account.

From DiCE :

When a server doesnt return a ping it means it exceeded the timout limit on the server. This isn't a bug but more the fact the result wasnt returned in time to show you what it was at.

youcancallmeal

ShadowHearth wrote: »

right, i got game updated to current version.. i think. used that updatebdbc2.exe

i go to refresh server list and it takes AGES! then sometimes, only sometimes, it gives me a list of servers, but no pings!

i cant connect to any, then when i tryed connect to one of server it just closed game!! WTF?!

going to MW2, untill they fix this ****...

Welcome to Battlefield. BF2 did this crap for ages as well. Don't worry though once you get in game its all worthwhile

ShadowHearth

right, thx again for admin thingy, i can see servers and pings, but yet again i cant join any server:

Connection to the game server is lost. PLZ check your network and try again....


/facepalm...

Wonda-Boy

Well what can also help is...instead of clicking on the play now button. Just hit the server tab and then refresh. Click the lowest ping and highlight with one click....then hit the arrow off to the right and it will load up.

Try that.

ShadowHearth

okay, now it just started to closing game alltogether... i press on arrow, join to server, it says: wait, then just closes the game and drops me in to windows...

steve_

thought i had my issues fixed but i didnt

i keep crashing to desktop every time i try connect to a server

screw2loose

the exact error is, "the Installed DirectX version is not supported, please update to the newest version of DirectX"

i have looked for the settings.ini file to edit it but couldn't find it, mite try and reinstall the game, fingers crossed that will work. Kinda getting frustrated not being able to play online!


EDIT: found the file and changed the DirectX to 9, no luck! also tried 10 and 11. still nothing!

ShadowHearth

screw2loose wrote: »

the exact error is, "the Installed DirectX version is not supported, please update to the newest version of DirectX"

i have looked for the settings.ini file to edit it but couldn't find it, mite try and reinstall the game, fingers crossed that will work. Kinda getting frustrated not being able to play online!

+

tell me about it... going to try it again...

ShadowHearth

okay, same ****, just tryingto join server, and game just crashes in to desktop...


i knew EA was allways ****, but this is the new level for them! Selling the game with so much hype for multiplayer, and the damn thing is not even working..... ah...irony...

steve_

I get a "cannot connect to ea online" message now.

Hellrazer

steve_ wrote: »

I get a "cannot connect to ea online" message now.

Same here.Doing my head in.

allen175

Hellrazer wrote: »

Same here.Doing my head in.

same here! pain in the ass! i updated the game and got into a server a couple of hours ago, then i go to play it now and it can't connect to ea online!

This is so stupid!!

steve_

Hopefully this is sorted soon, cause the brief time i was online was just great. Also if you commit suicide its comes up on the screen saying epic fail. thought that was funny.

Evd-Burner

Lol I am literally having all the same problems as you guys... I was getting the DirectX error last nigght then I switched machines and that error went away, then all day today im stuck with cannot connect to server etc etc etc... Now I cant log into ea, I reckon(hope) the reason is becuase they are trying to implement what ever code they have changed so that they can fix the problem... But man I am so pissed off cus a friday is like the only day I get to play games

Sephiroth_dude

It wont even let me log in,piece of *****,I feel your pain shadow.

Ponster

Evd-Burner....now there's a nick I haven't seen in here in a long time...

B0X

Yeah looks like their server is down, must have sold more copies than they had hoped for.

omerin

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

It wont even let me log in,piece of *****,I feel your pain shadow.

same here.thankfully though it worked for me for the first time about an hour before that. got the same connection fail before i could even start a game but i turned the firewall off on the modem (eircom 192.168.1.254)and turned off avg. first time it worked for me on beta or full!!! now it doesn't though. i'm guessing ea are snowed under and in meltdown

Charc0

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc/933150-updates-servers-now-soon.html

I posted on the other thread but here is the link. They are bringing more account/stats servers online so that might be why they are down, for the transition. And we are getting a patch tomorrow and another soon after that. According to the link anyways.

Sephiroth_dude

ah thanks for the heads up.

bifl

Initially I was able to login briefly then got disconnected. Next try got me to the T&C which I accepted then got disconnected again. Furthest I got was putting in my disc key.

Now I get just get as far as the login screen then get 'unable to login please try again'

Are others having this type of problem? At this stage I don't know if it's an EA problem or more with me (firewall or router) :mad:

Evd-Burner

Hows it going posnter, long time now see ... Gonna get meself back on the scene for BC2, that is when the game starts bloody working... Im just gonna have to wait for a few days for a proper fix :P...

Ponster

bifl wrote: »

Are others having this type of problem? At this stage I don't know if it's an EA problem or more with me (firewall or router) :mad:

Everyone has the same problem

Evd-Burner wrote: »

Hows it going posnter, long time now see ...

Over 2 years I'd say. Looking at some of the posters in here today takes me back about 4 years

Evd-Burner

strange aint it, so you must have your degree and all by now... I have this semester and next year to go before I have a degree in games developement... Then I might wrecking a few ea releases of my own...

dreamers75

Evd-Burner wrote: »

strange aint it, so you must have your degree and all by now... I have this semester and next year to go before I have a degree in games developement... Then I might wrecking a few ea releases of my own...

no ****ing use to us now is it? Why ahvent you got your EA master server engineer badge

Ponster

Evd-Burner wrote: »

strange aint it, so you must have your degree and all by now... I have this semester and next year to go before I have a degree in games developement... Then I might wrecking a few ea releases of my own...

Degree? Jesus I had forgotten about that what with getting married and all that

Evd-Burner

ah ur having a laugh, ur married? Man everyone is all grown up...

lol ill have my engineering badge soon...

steve_

Evd-Burner wrote: »

I have this semester and next year to go before I have a degree in games developement...

Sorry to stray off topic but what course are you doing and where

Evd-Burner

Honours Degree in computing in Game Developement in dundalk institute of technology... Its damn hard

steve_

more on the coding side of things is it?

Nedved85

Having trouble getting into the multiplayer games... wtf!

Ponster

Nedved85 wrote: »

Having trouble getting into the multiplayer games... wtf!

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055846973

Evd-Burner

coding, desgin and graphics... and a whole load of maths...

dreamers75

Evd-Burner wrote: »

coding, desgin and graphics... and a whole load of maths...

geometry is the most important part of any level design.



there i posted something useful

Nedved85

Ponster wrote: »

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055846973

Thanks didnt spot that,

Not sure what my EA name is for this but ill add it to the sticky list of names when i find out..

ShadowHearth

well back from work, and now i cant even log in into EA account... sweet!

bull**** lads

Leucifer

I had problems connecting to servers and the like. I set my router firewall to "Low" worked fine after that.

cherryghost

tis all fine and dandy now

ShadowHearth

still not working, even after that maintance....